Australian made Bosch alternator

[rrcrawford70s]

After checking my charging system, I found out the alternator is bad. I have been searching for a replacement. I have noticed the prices of alternators are way low(rebuilt) to way high(brand new with a internal regulator)
There is a Bosch alternator with an internal regulator, made in Australia. It is almost 2x the highest priced one in the magazines.
Anyone have it, is it worth the extra money?

TIA

[Adam]

From memory, we put one in the '89.

Does it list at around US$650? That's roughly what it cost us.

[SteveF_911]

K3 in Brisbane make them. Geoff the guy who makes them is a real Porsche fan and does a quality job. He has done some work on my car and has done a top job.

With the $AU being up against the $US I am not sure on the value.

[Wil Ferch]

I was once approached to distribute these in the US ( based..of all things..on my Pelican Alternator/ VR repair and replace article !)...and declined.
I think AASE Bros does these in the US now...excellent piece using Bosch ( and not French or Valeo) components as did OEM.

---Wil Ferch

[OZCarrera3]

Yep, I can vouch for what Steve said about this guy. I replaced my alternator with one of these units about 4 months ago. The guy is a real enthusiast and fitted mine for free on a Saturday morning! The unit cost about $AUD850 which I guess is about $USD650. I have had no problems and have heard many good stories about the quality of these alternators, both here and overseas.